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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED
July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...
Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service
June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”
The Role of the Local Trustee
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Local trustees are the financial gatekeepers of local finances and ensure local officers are maintaining fiduciary responsibilities. Whether local...
249 Post Offices, Stations, Branches on a Suspension / Discontinuance List for 2019
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
State and local presidents have been sent the latest Suspension List for 2019 that was released after Quarter 4 FY 2018. A Mobilizing Toolkit was also...
Fighting Back Against Outrageous Demands
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The next two stages in the battle to achieve a good new union contract are mediation (currently underway and projected to last 45 days) followed by the...
APWU State and Local Presidents Advocate on Capitol Hill for Postal Workers' Rights
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On March 12, APWU State and Local Presidents attending the National Presidents Conference (NPC) in Washington, D.C. spent a full day on Capitol Hill...
APWU Members Take a Tax Day Stand Against Privatization
June 3, 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of APWU members and allies took to the streets to spread the news that the U.S. Mail Runs on Zero Tax Dollars!
At more...